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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

This photo taken on October 30, 2025 shows the maiden flight ceremony of Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter of United Aircraft in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

This photo taken on October 30, 2025 shows Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter of United Aircraft in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

Workers assemble the Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter at the factory of United Aircraft in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, October 30, 2025. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

Workers assemble the Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter at the factory of United Aircraft in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, October 30, 2025. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

People visit the Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter at the factory of United Aircraft in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, October 30, 2025. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

Guests visit the Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter at the factory of United Aircraft in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, October 30, 2025. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

Workers assemble the Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter at the factory of United Aircraft in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, October 30, 2025. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

This photo taken on October 30, 2025 shows Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter of United Aircraft in flight in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

This photo taken on October 30, 2025 shows Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter of United Aircraft in flight in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. (Photo by Liu Yang/Xinhua)

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

Technicians inspect the Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter at the factory of United Aircraft in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, October 30, 2025. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

This photo taken on October 30, 2025 shows Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter of United Aircraft in flight in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maiden Flight of An Unmanned Helicopter - Harbin

This photo taken on October 30, 2025 shows Boying T1400 Tandem Rotor Unmanned Helicopter of United Aircraft in flight in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight here on Thursday. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kilograms, an endurance of up to eight hours, a service ceiling of 6,500 meters, and a maximum horizontal flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour. Featuring a twin-engine design and high-strength composite structure, the T1400 offers a large payload capacity and spacious layout. With its intelligent operation capabilities, it shows broad application potential in agricultural protection, logistics transportation, and forest fire prevention. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ECRL mega rail project to bring rapid development for Malaysia

STORY: ECRL mega rail project to bring rapid development for Malaysia SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECRL project 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YINLONG, Deputy general manager at Section 10 of ECRL project STORYLINE: The ECRL, a Malaysia's mega rail project with a total planned length of over 600 km, is being built by the China Communications Construction Company. The rail link is expected to greatly enhance connectivity and bring more balanced growth to the country by linking its less-developed region on the east coast to the economic heartland on the west coast. As of mid-April, the project has seen 65 percent completed, with 13 stations along the route already under construction. Currently, there are about 23,000 staff working on the project. Since the track-laying work of the ECRL officially started last December, more than 180 kilometers of tracks have been installed. SOUNDBITE (Chine

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A worker lifts and unloads items from a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a Courier station in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - Two driverless logistics delivery vehicles drive on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - Two driverless logistics delivery vehicles drive on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - Driverless logistics delivery vehicles drive on a street in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A staff member loads express items for a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a logistics park in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A staff member loads express items for a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a logistics park in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A staff member uses a mobile APP to launch a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a logistics park in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A driverless logistics delivery vehicle drives on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A driverless logistics delivery vehicle drives on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - Two driverless logistics delivery vehicles drive on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Lebanon sees surging demand for Chinese EVs

STORY: Lebanon sees surging demand for Chinese EVs DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the auto show 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SIRINE HADDAD, Sales consultant, MG Lebanon 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NABIL ABDUL KHALEK, Owner of a car spare parts company STORYLINE: Demand for Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) in the Lebanese market has surged over the past two years, according to car exhibitors at a motor show held in the capital city of Beirut. At the 2nd edition of the E-MotorShow Middle East for Electric & Hybrid cars, some exhibitors said they expected that Chinese cars will capture the biggest share in Lebanon's car market in the coming years. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SIRINE HADDAD, Sales consultant, MG Lebanon "The car is very much in demand. Since the summer of 2021, we have sold around 180 units, and the demand for it is increasing because the warranty extends to 8 years or 200,000 kilometers." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NABIL ABDUL KHALEK, Owner o

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S. Korean military's winter drill

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the South Korean military's special warfare unit conduct a winter drill on Jan. 11, 2012, which was unveiled to the press, in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. The exercise, which began in December, will be conducted until February.

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S. Korean military's winter drill

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the South Korean military's special warfare unit conduct a winter drill on Jan. 11, 2012, which was unveiled to the press, in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. The exercise, which began in December, will be conducted until February.

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S. Korean military's winter drill

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the South Korean military's special warfare unit conduct a winter drill on Jan. 11, 2012, which was unveiled to the press, in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. The exercise, which began in December, will be conducted until February.

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Mitsubishi, Peugeot launch construction of car plant in Russia

KALUGA, Russia - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks at a ceremony in Kaluga, 180 kilometers southwest of Moscow, on June 10 to launch construction of a joint car plant with PSA Peugeot Citroen. The plant will be owned 70 percent by Peugeot and 30 percent by Mitsubishi.

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Volcanic gas advisory issued for part of Miyake Island

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - Police officers wearing gasmasks stand guard on a road on Miyake Island, 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on Feb. 7 after local authorities issued an advisory for people in the Ako district to wear gasmasks due to volcanic gas.

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Village office opens on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Miyake Village government resume work at a temporary office on Miyake Island, located in the Pacific some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on Feb. 1 as an evacuation order, which was imposed more than four years ago due to volcanic activity, will be lifted later in the day.

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(1)68 arrive on Miyakejima for 4-day visit

MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND, Japan - Sixty-eight former Miyakejima Island residents arrive on the island April 19 for a four-day visit, their first overnight stay since the entire population of some 3,800 residents was forced to evacuate due to volcanic activities in September 2000. Residents have made one-day visits to the island in the Pacific some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo but it became possible for them to stay as a shelter-accommodation facility was completed there recently.

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Nishi-Tokyo city launched with merger of Tanashi, Hoya cities

TOKYO, Japan - Officials celebrate the launch of the new city of Nishi-Tokyo in northwestern Tokyo on Jan. 21 following the merger of Tanashi and Hoya cities. The new city occupies an area of 15.8 square kilometers and is home to 180,000 people, mostly commuters to downtown Tokyo.

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Hijacker of tourist bus in Greece commits suicide

ATHENS, Greece - Photo shows a Greek police headquarters where Christos Kendiras, who hijacked a tour bus carrying 33 Japanese on Nov. 4 near the port of Epidaurus about 180 kilometers southwest of the capital, jumped to his death Nov. 5 while in police custody. All the hostages were released unharmed.

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Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima erupts again

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 18, sending smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air. The 55-square-kilometer island and other islands in the Izu island chain have been hit by a series of quakes triggered by magma activity in the past few months.

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Mt. Oyama erupts, residents evacuate

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama, a volcano located on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 10, spewing smoke as high as 3,000 meters. The 813-meter volcano (in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter) erupted for the first time since July 15, forcing nearby residents to evacuate.

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Road on Niijima hit by quake-triggered landslide

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Volcanic ashes cover Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Mount Oyama on Miyake Island erupts

MIYAKE, Japan - Mount Oyama on Miyakejima, a small volcanic island some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupted at around 6:43 p.m. on July 8 after confirming that white smoke was billowing out of the mountain. The aerial photo was taken in the morning of July 9 by a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News. According to the Meteorological Agency, the mountain erupted only once, with smoke billowing 800 meters above the crater, and a small amount of volcanic ash was confirmed to have spewed out from the crater, but the smoke disappeared at around 6:50 p.m.

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6 schools on Miyakejima Island resume classes

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo shows pupils at Ako Elementary School in the village of Miyake on Miyakejima Island, whose classes resume July 3, along with five other elementary and junior high schools after seven days of temporary closure caused by the threat of a volcanic eruption on the island. Life on Miyakejima, a small volcanic island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, is gradually returning to normal.

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Eruption possible on west coast of Miyakejima: experts

TOKYO, Japan - Gaps run near the center of a road in the western part of Miyakejima, a small volcanic island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, where more than 400 quakes per hour were recorded between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. June 28. Experts ruled out the possibility of a volcanic eruption in the eastern part of the island, but warned one could happen on the west coast.

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Satsuma unloads vehicles on volcanic Miyakejima

HIGASHI-IZU, Japan - The Satsuma, a landing ship tank of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, unloads fire trucks and ambulances June 27 at a beach on the volcanic island of Miyakejima, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo. A volcanic eruption began earlier in the day in waters off the island, from which hundreds of residents fled to Tokyo.

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Heat-proof rescue vehicle unloaded on volcanic Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A heat-proof rescue vehicle of the Tokyo Fire Department rolls out of the landing ship tank Satsuma on June 27 on the volcanic island of Miyakejima, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo. Volcanic activity has intensified with a series of quakes since June 26 on the island. A magma eruption in shallow waters is seen as an indicator of a possible large-scale explosion there.

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Mori visits crisis management center for Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori visits a crisis management center for volcanic eruptions on Miyakejima on June 27, set up in an annex of the premier's official residence in Tokyo. The Meteorological Agency said an eruption may have begun under the sea off Miyakejima, a small island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo where 70% of residents have already evacuated.

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Landslides found on western part of Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows landslides on a coastal area in the western part of Miyakejima on June 27. Experts said underwater volcanic activity may have begun off Miyakejima, a small island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo.

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Evacuees leave volcanic Miyakejima for Tokyo

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Evacuees board a Tokyo-bound ferry June 27 at Miike port on the small volcanic island of Miyakejima, located about 180 kilometers south of Tokyo. Volcanologists warn of a possible large-scale eruption in the sea off the island and a less likely eruption at the western foot of the island's 823-meter Mt. Oyama volcano.

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Miyakejima islanders evacuated to local high school

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Many people on Miyakejima island, 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, spent the night of June 26 at a nearby high school after the Meteorological Agency warned of an imminent volcanic eruption. About 2,000 quakes jolted the island and heat was detected on the western part of the summit of Mt. Oyama.

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Landslide found on western part of Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A landslide (shown here) is found on a coastal area in the western part of Miyakejima, a small island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on June 27. An eruption alert for Mt. Oyama was issued the previous day.

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Signs indicating underwater eruption observed off Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A change in the color of the sea is detected early on June 27 about 1 kilometer west of Miyakejima, indicating that a volcanic eruption may have begun under the sea. There appears to be no eruption occurring on land, with magma activity apparently having shifted from Mt. Oyama's western foot to the sea west of the small island, located 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, an expert said.

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Vessel surveys Mt. Oyama's volcanic activities

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel conducts surveys on 813-meter Mt. Oyama (in the background) on Miyakejima, a small island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on June 27 after a warning for an imminent volcanic eruption on the island was issued.

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Dutch street performers attract onlookers

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A Dutch group presents a street performance in Shizuoka, 180 kilometers west of Tokyo, on Nov. 3 as the 8th Daidogei (street performance) World Cup in Shizuoka festival opened the same day. A total of 82 performers from 53 teams chosen from 11 countries, including Japan, Britain and Germany, will perform at the 5-day festival until Nov. 7.